The Giants gave up on the Australian journeyman after just four appearances, and the A's plucked him off the scrap heap. He responded by going 6-4 with a 3.86 ERA, making 15 starts and nine relief appearances. He gave up just one run over six innings to the Rangers on Tuesday after two bad starts in which he lasted three innings total.

The reliever was the A's lone representative at the All-Star Game after stepping in as closer in late May, and he started the season with a 23-inning scoreless streak. He has posted a 2.09 ERA in 71 appearances.

Milone started 31 games, going 13-10 with a 3.74 ERA. His 13 wins were the most by a rookie in franchise history, and he had a streak of 14 starts giving up one walk or fewer, which tied a franchise record.

The rookie started 29 games and went 13-8 - also tying the A's rookie wins record - with a 3.47 ERA. He got stronger as the season progressed, going 4-1 over his final six starts, beating the Angels, Orioles and the Rangers twice.

After the Kurt Suzuki trade, Norris became a permanent member of the platoon behind the plate with George Kottaras. He hit .201 with seven home runs and 34 RBIs, and provided one of the season's most dramatic finishes with a three-run walk-off homer against the Giants on June 24.

Drew, a rare veteran on a young roster, became the full-time shortstop after his late-season acquisition. He hit .250 with five home runs and 16 RBIs and filled in as the leadoff hitter while Coco Crisp battled an eye infection.

Moss finally found his groove after a decade in professional baseball, including major-league stints with the Red Sox, Pirates and Phillies. He hit .291 with 21 home runs and 52 RBIs in 84 games and provided two of the team's 14 walk-off hits.

Yoenis Céspedes, OF

Signed as a free agent Feb. 13

The A's shocked the baseball world when they signed the free agent to a four-year, $36 million deal, and the Cuban defector lived up to the hype. Despite several minor injury setbacks, he hit .292 with 23 home runs and 82 RBIs - Rookie of the Year numbers, if not for the phenomenal performance of the Angels' Mike Trout.

The Petaluma native was perhaps the team's most surprising reclamation project. The 31-year-old veteran hit .262 with 18 home runs and 47 RBIs in 99 games and was the indisputable leader in the clubhouse.

Reddick led the team with 32 home runs after hitting just 10 homers in 144 games over three seasons with the Red Sox. He endured a 3-for-37 slump to start September before rediscovering his swing against the Rangers with two home runs Sept. 27.